Borrow beautiful ideas for decorating with bright whites and rough-hewn woods from Michelle Pattee and Bill Albright's 1902 home in the Northern California countryside.

Single-Hued Simplicity

Single-Hued Simplicity

After homeowners Bill Albright and Michelle Pattee renovated their 2,000 square-foot farmhouse in Sebastopol, California, Pattee painted each wall the same bright shade, Kelly-Moore's White. "With only one shade to worry about, I keep a little jar of paint handy for quick touch-ups and move on." Further simplifying household maintenance? Machine-washable white slipcovers for her living room sofa and chairs. Still, Pattee adds with a shrug, "Life is dirty. I pay homage to my Dyson vacuum on a regular basis."

In this photo: A Pottery Barn sofa and custom chairs flank a pine trunk in the living room. Pattee shot the feather photo that hangs on one wall, as well as the skull image that adorns a pillow from her company, Archival Decor.